Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Giovanni Battista Borra, 1713–1770, Italian
Title:
The Basilica at Pergamon
Date:
ca. 1750
Materials & Techniques:
Gray wash with black ink over graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 15 3/16 x 21 1/4 inches (38.5 x 53.9 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in brown ink, upper left: "XVII"; in graphite, upper left: "17"; lower center: "View of the remains of a Church in Pergamus"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.933
Classification:
Drawing & Watercolors-Architectural
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
architectural subject | ancient Greek | arches | pillars | domes | columns | mountains | trees | Hellenistic | ruins | basilica
Associated Places:
Asia | Turkey | Ege kiyilari | Izmir Ili | Pergamon
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
Paul Mellon's Legacy : A Passion for British Art (Yale Center for British Art, 2007-04-18 - 2007-07-29)
Publications:
Paul Mellon's Legacy : a passion for British art [large print labels], , Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, CT, 2007, v. 2, N5220 M552 P381 2007 OVERSIZE (YCBA)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:13567